title: Solution-shear-processed quaterrylene diimide thin-film transistors prepared by pressure-assisted thermal cleavage of swallow tails.
abstract: A scalable synthesis of swallow-tailed quaterrylene diimides (STQDIs) and a method for the solution processing of sparingly soluble quaterrylene diimide (QDI) thin films are described. The pressure-assisted thermal cleavage of swallow tails yields crystalline QDI layers with electron mobility up to 0.088 cm(2) V(-1) s(-1). The developed method opens up a new route toward the solution processing of higher rylene diimides with poor solubility.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, USA.
authors.forename: Joon Hak
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Oh
authors.forename: Wen-Ya
authors.initials: WY
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Torsten
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Noe
authors.forename: Wen-Chang
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Könemann
authors.forename: Zhenan
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Bao
mesh_terms: D004583:Electrons; D007094:Imides / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*; D008567:Membranes, Artificial; D011312:Pressure; D012996:Solutions; D013696:Temperature; D014173:Transistors, Electronic
chemical_list: D007094:Imides; D008567:Membranes, Artificial; D012996:Solutions